Patents Examined by Paul McGee, III
  • Patent number: 9414492
    Abstract: A printed wiring board including a connection part that is connected to a projecting portion of an external member by soldering, the connection part including a first hole in which the projecting portion is inserted, a main land to which the projecting portion is soldered, a metallic pattern that is drawn from the main land, and a sub-land that is connected to the main land through the metallic pattern, wherein the main land is constructed with a metallic film configured to cover a peripheral region of the first hole in at least a front face of the printed wiring board including the front face and a back face, the front face to which the soldering is performed and the back face on a side opposite to the front face, and the metallic film is not formed on a sidewall forming the first hole, and where the sub-land is constructed with a metallic film configured to cover a sidewall formed by a second hole piercing the printed wiring board and a peripheral region of the second hole in both the front face and the bac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Hozumi
  • Patent number: 9407074
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is configured for mounting electronics in a ceiling or wall without requiring access to interior portions of the ceiling or wall. The mounting assembly comprises a collar, at least two arms and at least two threaded screws. The collar fits around and attaches to the electronics housing. The at least two arms are each independently compressed to engage the ceiling and are coupled to the collar to support the collar in the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: CRESTON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: William Cowles, Wendy Feldstein, George Feldstein, Thomas Mans
  • Patent number: 9406413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant resin composition for an aluminum electric wire, the resin composition comprising: a base resin containing (A) 75 to 95 parts by weight of a resin composition containing 45 to 65 parts by weight of an olefin-based resin having a tensile modulus of 1000 to 1500 MPa, 10 to 30 parts by weight of an olefin-based resin having a D hardness of 40 to 55, and 5 to 15 parts by weight of a maleic acid-modified resin and (B) 5 to 25 parts by weight of a flexible resin, and (C) 90 to 150 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide blended into 100 parts by weight of the base resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kousuke Kogo
  • Patent number: 9402304
    Abstract: There is provided a printed circuit substrate and a noise suppression structure capable of minimizing constraint on a component layout on a substrate and suppressing noise. The printed circuit substrate includes conductive patterns of odd numbered layers and conductive patterns of even numbered layers which are alternately arranged in a vertical direction and hold an insulating layer between each layer. Portions excepting predetermined areas for connecting a first through-hole and predetermined areas for insulating from a second through-hole in the conductive patterns of the odd numbered layers have a same shape as portions excepting predetermined areas for connecting the second through-hole and predetermined areas for insulating the first through-hole in the conductive patterns of the even numbered layers, and the portions are laminated on one another at the same position in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Shinkawa, Shigeru Fukinuki
  • Patent number: 9378867
    Abstract: A terminal-fitted wire includes a wire in which a core is covered by a coating and which includes a core exposed portion at an end, a terminal including a core crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion of the wire, and a corrosion-resistant member. The corrosion-resistant member includes a close-contact portion to be fitted on and held in close contact with the terminal or the coating of the wire at a position either closer to the leading end of the terminal or closer to the coating of the wire than a contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and a corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion to cover the contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and capable of being rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Itou, Masaharu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9373898
    Abstract: A swaged-on fitting, for anchoring exterior wires to a cable, includes an outer ring and a split inner ring. The inner ring has an inside grooved pattern, which is substantially an angled cross-hatching of shallow grooves. The two grooved halves of the inner ring are placed under the bare ends of the wires and pressed on either side of the cable jacket such that the pattern contacts the jacket. The outer ring is slid over the wires, so it overlaps the inner halves. The fitting is swaged-on, locking in the wires between the rings and embossing the jacket with the cross-hatching pattern of the inner ring, without puncturing the jacket. The grooves on the inner ring thus grip the cable jacket, preventing rotational and translational movement of the wires on the jacket while maintaining the structural integrity of the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James E. Sovel, Jacob Cornman
  • Patent number: 9368254
    Abstract: An adhesive resin composition includes 60 to 95 parts by mass of amorphous thermoplastic polyester-based resin (A), 5 to 40 parts by mass of polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B) including a hydroxyl group and a repeating unit of 2,6-dimethylphenylene ether in a molecule thereof, and 60 to 200 parts by mass of a flame retardant per total 100 parts by mass of the amorphous thermoplastic polyester based resin (A) and the polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Shanai, Tomiya Abe
  • Patent number: 9351413
    Abstract: An electrical device is provided that can selectively be powered through a neutral wire or an earth ground. The electrical device includes a line terminal, a neutral terminal, a ground terminal, and a selection mechanism. The line terminal is electrically connected to at least one load. The line terminal can be electrically connected to a line (or “hot”) wire. The neutral terminal is electrically connected to the at least one load. The neutral terminal can be electrically connected to the neutral wire. A first electrical path is provided from the line terminal through the at least one load to the neutral terminal. The ground terminal can conduct current to the earth ground. The selection can selectively provide a second electrical path from the neutral terminal to the earth ground via the ground terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tetreault, Adam Lydecker, David M. Behnke, Stephen Haight Lydecker, Benjamin C. Hahn
  • Patent number: 9349502
    Abstract: The present invention is an automotive wire provided with a conductor including at least one solid wire composed of a core and a metal film that covers the surface of the core, and an insulator that covers the conductor, wherein the core is composed of carbon steel, and the metal film has a thickness of 12.4 ?m to 29.6 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kizaki
  • Patent number: 9345182
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielded vent panel for disposition over an opening of an electronics enclosure is provided. The panel includes an electrically-conductive medium having an outer periphery supported within an electrically-conductive frame. The frame is configured as having a generally C-shaped or U-shaped cross-sectional profile, and includes an elongate end wall, and a pair of opposed side walls extending inwardly from the end wall to contact and secure the medium. Preferably, the medium includes individual cells forming a honeycomb structure. The frame is provided with a series of vertical posts extending between the opposed side walls of the frame to reduce the formation of foreign object debris caused by holes drilled in the frame to receive screws or bolts for mounting the vent panel to the opening of an electronics enclosure. The posts also provide additional structural integrity and rigidity for the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin W. Finneran
  • Patent number: 9330813
    Abstract: A conductive path structure includes a conductor that includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion which are connected to each other through a cut-off facilitating portion, a first covering member that covers the first conductive portion and the cut-off facilitating portion, and a second covering member that covers the second conductive portion and the cut-off facilitating portion. The second covering member covers the cut-off facilitating portion through the first covering member. The second covering member slidably covers the first covering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideomi Adachi, Hidehiko Kuboshima
  • Patent number: 9321912
    Abstract: Disclosed is a halogen-free, flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition based on polypropylene and one or more thermoplastic elastomers with an organic nitrogen- and/or phosphorus-based intumescent flame retardant comprising a piperazine component. The composition is processed easily to make a wire and cable sheath exhibiting a balance of high flame retardancy, good flexibility, high wet electrical resistance and excellent heat deformation properties, and which passes the VW-I flame retardancy test, the UL1581 heat deformation test at 150° C. and the wet electrical resistance test, and also exhibits good tensile and flexibility properties. Also disclosed is a wire and cable sheath made from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Tai, Yabin Sun, Yurong Cao, Li Qiang Fan, Lin Fu, Geoffrey D. Brown, Manish Mundra
  • Patent number: 9295155
    Abstract: A flexible printed board includes a base material, first conductive pads arranged along an imaginary line on the base material and extending with a first width from front end to rear end on a front side of the imaginary line, second conductive pads arranged along the imaginary line and extending with a second width from front end on a rear side of the imaginary line to rear end, first wiring patterns provided between the second conductive pads, and extending with a third width to front end connected to the rear ends of the first conductive pads, and a reinforcing layer for reinforcing a reinforcing area over the first conductive pads and the first wiring patterns, and having a front edge on a front side of rear ends of the first conductive pads and a rear edge on a rear side of the rear ends of the second conductive pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Nakamura, Shigeru Sugino, Nobuo Taketomi, Ryo Kanai
  • Patent number: 9275776
    Abstract: Cables incorporating discontinuous shielding elements are described. A cable may include at least one twisted pair of individually insulated conductors, and a shield element may be positioned adjacent to the at least one twisted pair. The shield element may include a plurality of segments positioned along a longitudinal direction of the cable. Each segment may include a respective dielectric substrate with electrically conductive material formed on the substrate, and each segment may be electrically isolated from the other segments. A respective overlap may be formed between adjacent segments along a shared longitudinal edge. Additionally, a jacket may be formed around the at least one twisted pair and the shield element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Essex Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher W. McNut
  • Patent number: 9271391
    Abstract: A multilayer wiring board includes a first dielectric layer, a high-frequency signal line formed on a first surface of the first dielectric layer, a ground layer formed on a second surface of the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer covering part of the ground layer. The high-frequency signal line is electrically connectable to a center conductor of a coaxial structure. The second dielectric layer is spaced from an edge of the first dielectric layer to which the coaxial structure is to be connected, so that a ground exposure portion of the ground layer is exposed on the edge of the first dielectric layer. The ground layer is electrically connectable directly to an outer conductor of the coaxial structure at the ground exposure portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Waka Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okayama, Toru Takada
  • Patent number: 9257221
    Abstract: The invention discloses a high-frequency device having a through-hole via inductor in a substrate. The through-hole via inductor has an integral body. The inductance of the through-hole via inductor is greater than that of the horizontal inductor. The through-hole via inductor comprises at least two materials, wherein one of said at least two materials is a conductive material. The present invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the structure of the high-frequency device, wherein the method mainly includes via-drilling and via-filling in the substrate, and lithography process on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: CYNTEC CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Chung Liu, Ian-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 9251930
    Abstract: Cables incorporating discontinuous shields are described. A cable may include at least one twisted pair of individually insulated conductors, and a shield may be formed around the at least one twisted pair. The shield may include a plurality of segments positioned along a longitudinal direction of the cable. Each segment may include electrically conductive material, and each segment electrically isolated from the other segments. Additionally, a respective overlap may be formed between adjacent segments along a shared longitudinal edge. A jacket may be formed around the at least one twisted pair and the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Essex Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher W. McNutt
  • Patent number: 9209615
    Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes an electric wire covering an outer periphery of a core wire with an insulating coating and a female terminal. The female terminal includes: a wire barrel having a bottom plate on which the core wire is placed and crimped onto the core wire; a groove portion extending from the bottom plate in a direction in which the core wire extends and whose surface on the side where the core wire is placed is bent into a concave shape. The groove portion has a water blocking wall molded by synthetic resin. The water blocking wall is provided to fill the inside of the groove portion. A region extending from the water blocking wall to the end of the insulating coating is covered with a water blocking coating, and the inner surface of the water blocking coating is in close contact with the water blocking wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Ono, Eiji Saijo, Hiroki Hirai, Takuji Otsuka, Hiroki Shimoda, Hajime Kawase, Takuya Inoue, Masaaki Tabata, Takehiro Nakata, Satoshi Morikawa, Mikiko Kosaka
  • Patent number: 9210822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an entrance device housing with detachable front panel, mainly comprising: an accommodating body and a detachable front panel, in which the panel of the entrance device housing is detachable, so that the users are able to replace the panel of the entrance device by themselves as they like. Moreover, both the upper cover and the bottom box of the accommodating body include a plurality of water-guiding grooves, such that the water droplets onto the front surface and the rear surface of the accommodating body would be ruled out via the water-guiding grooves. Furthermore, a situation light accommodating structure is disposed on the detachable panel, and the light source in the situation light accommodating structure can emit light via the light-emitting surface during night, so as to facilitate the doorplate on the entrance wall show a beautiful and dreamy situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: AmRoad Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Crippa, Le-Rong Lin
  • Patent number: 9198282
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods include a printed circuit board having a flexible circuit material, a rigid material over the flexible circuit material, and a first opening extending from a top surface of the rigid material to a first circuit layer of the flexible circuit material, and wherein the rigid material acts as a stiffener for the flexible circuit material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson